TY - JOUR
T1 - Calculation and observation of thermal electrostatic noise in solar wind plasma
AU - Kellogg, Paul J
PY - 1981/12/1
Y1 - 1981/12/1
N2 - Calculations, both approximate algebraic and numerical, have been carried out for the noise due to electrostatic waves incident on a dipole antenna. The noise is calculated both for a thermal equilibrium plasma, and one having several components at different temperatures. The results are compared with measurements from the IMP-6 satellite. In various frequency ranges, the noise power is dominated by Langmuir oscillations, by electron acoustic waves and by ion acoustic waves. The measurements are consistent with all of these, although the ion waves are not definitely observed, due to interference from shot noise.
AB - Calculations, both approximate algebraic and numerical, have been carried out for the noise due to electrostatic waves incident on a dipole antenna. The noise is calculated both for a thermal equilibrium plasma, and one having several components at different temperatures. The results are compared with measurements from the IMP-6 satellite. In various frequency ranges, the noise power is dominated by Langmuir oscillations, by electron acoustic waves and by ion acoustic waves. The measurements are consistent with all of these, although the ion waves are not definitely observed, due to interference from shot noise.
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U2 - 10.1088/0032-1028/23/8/005
DO - 10.1088/0032-1028/23/8/005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0007011052
SN - 0741-3335
VL - 23
SP - 735
EP - 751
JO - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
JF - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
IS - 8
M1 - 005
ER -